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Podcast title	Pulse of the Planet Podcasts
Website URL	http://www.pulseplanet.com/
Description	Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
Updated	Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:00:49 PST
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Category	Science Animals Culture Traditions Holidays Aviation
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1. Methane: From Cows http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.84Mb) Description: Cow manure is now being used as a source for electricity.
2. Wolves and Moose - Antlers http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.77Mb) Description: They're the largest antlered animal in the world and a lot faster that you'd expect them to be.
3. KSC: Skateboard - Wood http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: Skateboards are built using layers of Maple wood from the Great Lakes region.
4. KSC: Skateboard - Ollie http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: Skateboarding tricks begin with a basic trick called the Ollie.
5. KSC: Skateboard - Skateboard 101 http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: Want to make a skateboard? Want to ride one? Here are some basics.
6. Hydropower: Learning from Beavers http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.87Mb) Description: Beaver dams have inspired scientists to rethink their approach to hydropower.
7. Hydropower: Challenged http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.83Mb) Description: With both humans and fish being adversely effected by conventional dams, a scientist has taken a fresh look at hydropower design.
8. Synthetic Fragrances- Potential Danger http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: Could chemicals found in synthetic fragrances compromise an organism's ability to defend itself from toxic substances?
9. KSC: Flavor - Mint http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: If you're a flavor chemist, peppermint gum can suggest lots of different flavors.
10. Kids' Science Challenge: Flavor - Animal Derived http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: Beef and pork may not be listed in a candy's ingredients, but they're often used.
11. Synthetic Fragrances -More Than Just a Pretty Smell? http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: Artificial fragrances are finding their way into marine ecosystems.
12. Lutefisk http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.75Mb) Description: A strong tasting fish has maintained its stature in the heritage of Scandinavian culture.
13. Science Diary: Caterpillars - Sonorous http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.80Mb) Description: How does a caterpillar in distress solicit helpful ants? It screams like one.
14. Science Diary: Caterpillars - Process http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: Finding caterpillars is hard enough. But science calls for cataloguing and evaluating them, too.
15. Science Diary: Mims - Heat Island http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: If you can't take the heat, get out of the city!
16. Cone Shells-Medical Uses http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: Some of the deadliest venoms on the planet are being to create life-saving drugs.
17. Cone Shells-Fascination http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: When it comes to studying these deadly gastropods, their beauty and the sheer number and complexity of their venoms keep scientists enthralled.
18. Science Diary: Flavor - Layers of Flavor http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: For flavor chemists, designing long-lasting chewing gum flavors is a high tech process.
19. Science Diary: Caterpillars - Frass Thrower http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: For some caterpillars, self-defense can be a real crapshoot!
20. Science Diary: Caterpillars - Cryptic http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.80Mb) Description: Caterpillars are a tasty temptation for quite a few predators and they have evolved a suite of feisty protective measures.
21. Particle Physics: Antimatter http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.87Mb) Description: In the particle accelerator at Cornell University, they're simulating the creation of the universe on a very small scale.
22. Particle Physics: Smallest http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.88Mb) Description: With the help of a particle accelerator, scientists are hoping to learn about the creation of the universe.
23. Particle Physics http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.85Mb) Description: What is the smallest unit of matter making up our world? Thanks to particle physics, the answer to that question keeps getting smaller and smaller.
24. Science Diary: Caterpillars - Stingers http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: The sting of a caterpillar can keep predators, and human researchers, at bay.
25. Science Diary: Flavor - All in the Taste http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: Most scientists refrain from eating anything in their labs, and for good reason. But when it comes to flavor science, tasting chemicals is madatory.
26. Fossils & Myths: Ancient Paleontology http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.82Mb) Description: There is a new theory that thousands of years ago, the Greeks were analyzing remains of ancient animals, and creating myths about them.
27. Fossils & Myths: Intro http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.80Mb) Description: There is now evidence that creatures in Greek mythology were not entirely mythical.
28. Science Diary: Water - Tracking http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.79Mb) Description: Without the benefit of a barcode scanner, ecologists use chemical tracers to track the movement of water.
29. Science Diary: Flavor - Ingredients http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.85Mb) Description: By understanding and synthesizing chemicals found in food, flavor scientists have a powerful taste-tool at their disposal.
30. Science Diary: Caterpillars - Importance of Diversity http://www.pulseplanet.com/dai... download (audio/mpeg, 2.78Mb) Description: Virtually every organism in a rainforest ecosystem is part of an interdependent web of life.